In remembrance · The ʻUkulele Archive
Ho'okani Music / Pahulele
Pahulele is an original removable-neck instrument made at Ho'okani Music in Kalihi; current production not established.
What endures
The retained record keeps Reid Shigemura connected to Honolulu, the instruments, and the community memory surrounding this work.
This tribute is built from the surviving public record. Missing dates and workshop details remain open questions rather than reconstructed biography.
Chronology
A life in the record
Historical 2015 2016 Or Status Unspecified
Pahulele is an original removable-neck instrument made at Ho'okani Music in Kalihi; current production not established.
Evidence, not decoration
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